Questions and answers
Parliamentary questions can be asked by any MSP to the Scottish Government or the Scottish Parliamentary Corporate Body. The questions provide a means for MSPs to get factual and statistical information.
- Written questions must be answered within 10 working days (20 working days during recess)
- Other questions such as Topical, Portfolio, General and First Minister's Question Times are taken in the Chamber
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Question reference: S6W-36492
- Asked by: Maggie Chapman, MSP for North East Scotland, Scottish Green Party
- Date lodged: Thursday, 03 April 2025
- Current Status: Answer expected on 1 May 2025
To ask the Scottish Government, in light of the recommendations in the Shelter Scotland report, In Their Own Words: Children’s Experiences in Temporary Accommodation, what steps it is taking to encourage (a) social and (b) private landlords to explore all options before a household with children faces eviction proceedings.
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Question reference: S6W-36449
- Asked by: Stephen Kerr, MSP for Central Scotland, Scottish Conservative and Unionist Party
- Date lodged: Thursday, 03 April 2025
- Current Status: Answer expected on 1 May 2025
To ask the Scottish Government what assessment it has made of the resilience of power supply infrastructure at Scottish airports, in light of the recent disruption at Heathrow Airport.
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Question reference: S6W-36532
- Asked by: Stephen Kerr, MSP for Central Scotland, Scottish Conservative and Unionist Party
- Date lodged: Thursday, 03 April 2025
- Current Status: Answer expected on 1 May 2025
To ask the Scottish Government what engagement it has had with the UK Government regarding the development of the North Sea as a long-term strategic energy asset.
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Question reference: S6W-36538
- Asked by: Colin Smyth, MSP for South Scotland, Scottish Labour
- Date lodged: Thursday, 03 April 2025
- Current Status: Answer expected on 1 May 2025
To ask the Scottish Government what action it is taking to ensure that muirburn does not create smoke levels that damage human health or cause a nuisance, in light of reports of significant smoke drift affecting communities in the Scottish Borders, including Peebles and Stobo.
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Question reference: S6W-36445
- Asked by: Stephen Kerr, MSP for Central Scotland, Scottish Conservative and Unionist Party
- Date lodged: Thursday, 03 April 2025
- Current Status: Answer expected on 1 May 2025
To ask the Scottish Government what its position is on whether the reported shift towards e-consultations and telephone triage in healthcare has adversely impacted patient outcomes, and whether it will review this policy.
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Question reference: S6W-36511
- Asked by: Craig Hoy, MSP for South Scotland, Scottish Conservative and Unionist Party
- Date lodged: Thursday, 03 April 2025
- Current Status: Answer expected on 1 May 2025
To ask the Scottish Government what discussions it has had with the Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs regarding the implementation of the extended producer responsibility scheme in Scotland.
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Question reference: S6W-36534
- Asked by: Stephen Kerr, MSP for Central Scotland, Scottish Conservative and Unionist Party
- Date lodged: Thursday, 03 April 2025
- Current Status: Answer expected on 1 May 2025
To ask the Scottish Government what its position is on the calls to designate the North Sea energy transition a “national mission”, and what contribution it plans to make to that effort.
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Question reference: S6W-36542
- Asked by: Stephen Kerr, MSP for Central Scotland, Scottish Conservative and Unionist Party
- Date lodged: Thursday, 03 April 2025
- Current Status: Answer expected on 1 May 2025
To ask the Scottish Government how many patients it estimates have waited over a year for outpatient treatment or surgery in each of the last five years.
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Question reference: S6W-36502
- Asked by: Craig Hoy, MSP for South Scotland, Scottish Conservative and Unionist Party
- Date lodged: Thursday, 03 April 2025
- Current Status: Answer expected on 1 May 2025
To ask the Scottish Government whether local authorities will be required to ringfence extended producer responsibility payments that they receive, for the purpose of improving collection and recycling rates of packaging materials, or for any other purpose.
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Question reference: S6W-36514
- Asked by: Paul O'Kane, MSP for West Scotland, Scottish Labour
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Date lodged: Thursday, 03 April 2025
Submitting member has a registered interest.
- Current Status: Answer expected on 1 May 2025
To ask the Scottish Government whether it has allocated any funding to support the Scottish Assembly for the financial year 2025-26.
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